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Did anyone catch the news about the stolen LA Phil Stradivarius Cello that was found near a dumpster!

I wonder if anyone's likely to find a grand York tuba (a la CSO) or a Hirsbrunner near a dumpster? I doubt it, but this good news story might give us all some hope, however miniscule!!

http://www.laphil.org/press/press_detai ... =1300&ps=3


Simon McCauley

The cello was apparently left on the front porch overnight by the principal cellist of the LA Phil. Some kid on a bicycle rode off with it (vaguely seen on a serendipitous video surveillance tape) and it was found some days later near a dumpster with some repairable damage. The woman who found it didn't recognize its worth and intended to have her boyfriend make it into a unique piece of furniture to hold CDs. She finally heard about the missing cello on a news report and turned it in. Some of the more cynical people around here think the story sounds too much like a poorly conceived Hollywood script to be totally accurate. But this is LA!